Ropes AB and AC are thrown to a boater whose canoe had capsized. Knowing that α =25°

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Ropes AB and AC are thrown to a boater whose canoe had capsized. Knowing that α =25° and that the magnitude of the force FR exerted by the river on the boater is 70 lb, determine the tension
(a) In rope AB,
(b) In rope AC.



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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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